i was ready to confess to someone at my vocational school after months of weird mixed snaps, but my brother just slipped up. turns out he made a bet with friends and was telling my crush what to send me? wait no, my crush actually liked me, but my brother purposefully twisted everything so it’d fail. my head hurts. what am i even supposed to do with either of them now?

Cut your brother completely out of your love life, and talk to your crush one-on-one without any middlemen. What happened here is a classic, ugly twist of sibling rivalry: your brother treated genuine feelings like a game to stroke his own ego, likely because he couldn't stand the idea of you having something meaningful that he didn't control. Meanwhile, your crush was trying to reach you through a funhouse mirror, probably just as confused by the mixed signals as you were. Bypass Snapchat entirely for a moment. Next time you see your crush during training, pull them aside or send a simple private text: "Hey, I just found out my brother was meddling in our messages. Can we talk about this between just the two of us?" That clears the air and gives both of you a clean slate to see what’s actually there. With your brother, don't waste energy on a massive fight. A quiet, cold boundary hits harder: "What you did was pathetic, and you're permanently out of my business." You get to decide who you connect with—never let someone turn your life into their spectator sport.